| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1988 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 47791 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 36 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dwight Stone 92 kickoff return (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 6 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 41 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 80 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 65 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Lorenzo White 90 kickoff return (Tony Zendejas kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Warren Moon 2 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 31 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Warren Moon 3 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 31 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 16 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick failed) | 37 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 89 | WR | Charles Lockett |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 63 | ROG | Dermontti Dawson |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Aaron Jones |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 96 | LOLB | Anthony Henton |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 71 | NT | Richard Byrd |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Rodney Carter | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 2 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 0 | 311 | 8.6 | 80t | 3 | 3 | 19 | 105.2 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 3 | 269 | 6.9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Rodney Carter | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 80t | 2 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 92 | 1 | |
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo White | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 90t | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| William Fuller | 1.0 |
| John Grimsley | 1.0 |
| Johnny Meads | 1.0 |
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